“VWs are mostly crap”
i remember the absolute disaster the Vanagon was when it came out as i knew a few people who stupidly had bought one ...
i also remember during the 70’s OPEC-created oil crisis when my father bought an Audi, purported to be fuel-efficient. and that it frequently just halted in mid-stride, which was disconcerting during the middle of the night ... apparently, the electronics were a cousin to Lucas Electrics ...
and then there’s BMW, though not owned by Volkswagon, my mechanic friend claimed they were throw-away cars because the engine blocks were too thin to rebore and BMW refused to sell new engine blocks ...
overall, expensive junk that’s EXTREMELY expensive to repair ...
Hey, I hear ya... I have an older Germany-built M-series BMW in the garage... It’s fun little rocket of a car... but a spendthrift mistress when it comes to the repair shop... so she mostly stays in the garage these days.